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...York descendants and identified about 50 with the genetic mutation. Family members actually have a very low risk of inheriting the genetic mutation - about 1 in 8,000 - but those who do have it run a 69% risk of developing colon cancer by age 80, if they don't seek proper clinical care...
...tend to have average to above-average incomes: 51% of visitors come from households earning between $60,000 and $150,000 per year, while 20% come from households that earn over $150,000 - a sample, perhaps, not of the depressed in general, but of those who can afford to seek treatment...
...Still, he continued to seek out challenges. In 1958, as leader of a support team to Vivian Fuchs' planned crossing of Antarctica, he made a controversial dash by tractor to the South Pole, becoming the first person ever to reach it in a motor vehicle. In 1962 he began working to better the lives of the Sherpas who had so often helped him. His Himalayan Trust built schools and clinics and restored monasteries. The numbers of people - many almost totally reliant on Sherpa guides - who flocked to Everest in his wake left him uneasy. "Everest, unfortunately, is largely becoming...
...University of California, Berkeley, who is assisting eHarmony, is unsure. "What is the best match might not be about matching exactly," he says. "Maybe it's complementary--like the yin and the yang." Americans are drawn to eHarmony's deeply probing questionnaires because as a culture we seek to know ourselves. "That probably is not necessarily the teachings of Asian philosophies and religions. Buddha used to talk about diminishing self--don't look at yourself, look at others for information and for guidance...
...featured four women from Afghanistan, Israel, Colombia, and Palestine at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum on Wednesday night. Other participants included reporters, human rights lawyers, and grassroots organizers. The talk was part of the annual Women and Security Executive Program, which explores the ability of women to seek out compromise during times of intense conflict. “I think that men are more willing to take risks with war than with peace,” said retired Israeli general Israela Oron. “Peace is very risky, you know, but women are better at taking risks...